11 September 2023
KEY CONCLUSIONS
Introducing programmes to create rental housing, jobs, and support for
SMEs makes the Far East more attractive for young people
“Far Eastern mortgages have boosted demand
and created conditions for a new quality of residential development […] Along
with DOM.RF and the Ministry of Construction, we are launching a rental housing
programme. Ten thousand apartments will be built specifically for the young
professionals who are now coming to the Far East […] More than 120,000 jobs
have been created for residents of the Free Port and in advanced special
economic zones with very competitive conditions and salaries for work in the
Far East. A new economy is being formed in response to the demands of new
enterprises in the Far East. Some industries have been created for the first
time, and new educational programmes have been created for them,” Deputy
Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the
Arctic Elvira Nurgalieva said.
“Twenty to twenty-five thousand people
aged 25 to 45–50 years come to us every year,” Trans-Baikal Territory Governor
Alexander Osipov said.
“The Far East is now a massive growth point
[…] Young people believe that there is an opportunity for entrepreneurial
activities in the Far East,” said Alexandr Vaino, Head of the Youth Initiatives
Centre of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.
PROBLEMS
Insufficient level of education is one of the main reasons for migration
outflow
“We are seeing a population decline, and a
serious one […] But in the category from 25 to 35 years old, we have seen a
consistent increase over the last few years. This age category contains the
most efficient, active, and promising individuals. We are still losing the
student-age population because people generally do not choose to study in
Kamchatka,” Kamchatka Territory Governor Vladimir Solodov said.
“There remains a challenge of migration
outflow in the Far East. We see in all regions of the Far East that the
majority of those leaving are prospective university students,” Nurgalieva
said.
“Only 20% of young people believe that they
can influence decisions in their community or neighbourhood. And this figure is
decreasing [...] We must give young people the right to vote,” Vaino said.
SOLUTIONS
Show the advantages of the Far Eastern regions to people wishing to
leave
“Our hope is to increase the share of the
creative economy in traditional sectors. In any sector of the economy, it’s now
possible to make a creative component or increase its share, starting from the
fishery industry, in which knowledge intensity and the role of marketing will
increase, to tourism, which is generally most accurately described as
‘generating emotions’ […] Our advantages are nature, an active lifestyle, and
unique ecology […] Every Kamchatka school graduate receives a free trip to the
Valley of Geysers at the moment they are making a decision about their future,”
Solodov said.
“We need a living environment. People want
to live in a place where everything is bright and beautiful, all services are
available, and there is a convenient urban environment with no need to wait in
traffic jams,” Osipov said.
“It’s important that people in a particular
region or city feel comfortable and have an interest. If a person is
comfortable and has an interest, he/she will definitely stay or come to this
region,” Oreshkin said.
“There’s no need to bother young people […]
They must choose for themselves, but the most important thing is that families
are being created and children are being born, and then no one will go anywhere
[…] We need to pay attention to [the age at which] young people decide to get
married and have a child,” Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utility
of the Russian Federation Nikita Stasishin said.
Offer opportunities for career fulfilment and
creativity
“We are seeing serious changes in the
attitudes of young people in the Far East. Their key demand is the opportunity
for […] career fulfilment. Demands for money are now in second or third place.
The main thing is the opportunity to find yourself, do what you are interested
in, and what you like, regardless of position and without substantial money [We
need to] help build such a trajectory for development […] Education needs to be
made competitive [in the Far East] […] We are creating a network of art
clusters that will have branches of [the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts] and
the Shchukin School, which will expand the range of opportunities for
self-fulfilment,” Nurgalieva said.
“Our job is to make sure that a
significant portion of people who have visited [the region] decide to connect
their professional development with Kamchatka and to do something for
Kamchatka,” Solodov said.
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